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These views toward abortion are still referenced and used by several modern Islamic theologians and scholars. [1] According to religious studies scholar Zahra Ayubi, historically, Muslim thought was more concerned with the topic of preservation of human life and safeguarding of the mother's life than with determining when life begins. [11]
Bangladesh is still governed by the penal code from 1860, where induced abortion is illegal unless the woman is in danger. [1] [2] Historically, abortion has been prevalent, especially during the years following the Bangladesh Liberation War. For example, in 1972, the law allowed for abortion for those women who has been raped during the war. [2]
Abortion is perceived as murder by many religious conservatives. [4] Anti-abortion advocates believe that legalized abortion is a threat to social, moral, and religious values. [4] Religious people who advocate abortion rights generally believe that life starts later in the pregnancy, for instance at quickening, after the first trimester. [5]
A recent court case about religious liberty helps to show the moral case for a right to abortion. Abortion bans often have exceptions for rape, incest and lethal fetal defects.
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Thousands of people marched in Bangladesh's capital and in parts of India on Friday to urge Muslim-majority nations to cut ties with India and boycott its products unless it punishes two governing ...
Religious persecution is the systematic oppression of an individual or a group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations or their lack thereof. The tendency of societies or groups within societies to alienate or repress different subcultures is a recurrent theme in human history .
On April 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh issued a verdict affirming that the provision declaring Islam as the state religion is not in contradiction with the country's constitution. Article 2A of the constitution establishes Islam as the state religion while ensuring equal rights for other religious communities.